Tertulia June 2025
- Andrew Starr
- Jun 3
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 3
This is the blog for the English classes and local tours with Tertulia for the French Group in June 2025.
The shortened link is rebrand.ly/ttfr25
Friday, 27th June
2-minute spoken presentation of an aspect of Portsmouth you have enjoyed.
Thursday, 26th June
Henry VIII, Southsea Castle, and the Mary Rose (Thursday's visit)
The Battle of Hastings - Bayeux Tapestry - Bosham
History connected to Portsmouth and the region
D-Day
The Titanic Disaster
Missing Lyrics
Mary Rose Museum (pm)
Wednesday, 25th June
British Culture - The Full English Breakfast - The Sunday Roast - Fish and Chips
Traditional English Foods
The Full English Breakfast
British Council Text British Council Questions (Eating at a Restaurant)
The Roast Dinner (The Sunday Roast) Toby Carvery
Tuesday, 24th June
The City North / Portsmouth Geography (we visit this afternoon). PPT
Portsmouth Intro Presentation. Further videos and information can be found here
Homework
Prepare a two to four-minute presentation in English about at least one famous person from Portsmouth.
Here are some ideas for you to work on.
Local authors
Nevil Shute (He designed the Horsa gliders that landed in Normandy in 1944 on D-Day)
Sir Francis Austen (brother of Jane Austen)
Local Musicians
Mick Jones, founder of Foreigner
Local actors
People of note
John Pounds, founder of the ragged school
Hertha Ayrton, scientist and Suffragette
William Wyllie - Watercolour artist, Old Portsmouth Tower House
Infamous
Musical Gapfill (one of the bands of whom a member is from Portsmouth)
Classical Music Pieces
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Point
City Tour - North (pm)
You should make notes (or audio recordings) and take lots of photos so you can create presentations on certain aspects of your choice from what you see this morning.
Tour of Portsmouth North (Portsdown Hill and Hilsea Lines)
We will meet first by 14:00 (you need to plan your bus travel).
The George Inn - Portsmouth Bus Stop (Bus Route 7, 8 & 20)
We will walk to the Portsdown Hill viewpoint, where we can conduct a nature study and take in the panoramic view of Portsmouth and the central southern coast of England.
The Hilsea Lido by around 15:45. (Bus Route 7, 8, 20, 2, 3, 18, 20, 23, 700)
We will conduct a short tour of Hilsea Lines (the sea wall and the lido are being rebuilt). Hilsea Nature
Wednesday, 18th June (pm only)
City Walking Tour - The Millennium Trail (partial)
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EXTRA:
The Coronation of King Charles III (Files)
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